LEESON has announced that its full range of three-phase WATTSAVER® motors, from 1 through 125 HP, now meets or exceeds CEE efficiency levels.

"Many of our premium-efficiency WATTSAVER line had previously met CEE. Now, we’ve brought the entire range up to CEE levels and expanded the line in the process," said Jeffrey R. Hubert, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at LEESON. "This is an important fact, especially for those in the Northeast, Northwest, California or parts of Wisconsin where utility-run incentive programs financially encourage purchase of higher efficiency motors."

CEE stands for the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, a non-profit organization founded in 1991 to promote the use of energy-efficient products in residential, commercial and industrial applications. One of CEE’s industrial-category programs, launched in 1996, is the Premium Efficiency Motors Initiative. As part of this, CEE developed efficiency specifications for 1 through 200 HP, three phase, general purpose AC motors. These so-called CEE efficiencies average 1 to 2 percent higher than the efficiencies required by law under the U.S. Energy Policy Act (EPACT).

In addition to their premium efficiencies, LEESON WATTSAVER motors feature LEESON’s exclusive IRIS™ insulation system that provides extra protection against voltage spikes induced by variable frequency drives. This system includes specially formed phase insulation, cushioned and sleeved connections, deep-penetrating varnish and special spike-resistant magnet wire.

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(April 2001)